يا كوْكَبَ الحُسْنِ يا مَعْناهُ يا قَمَرَهْ

يا كوْكَبَ الحُسْنِ يا مَعْناهُ يا قَمَرَهْ

يا روْضَةَ المُتناهي الرّيْعِ يا ثَمَرَهْ

يا روْضَةَ المُتناهي الرّيْعِ يا ثَمَرَهْ

O star of beauty, O its very meaning, O its moon,

O star of beauty, O its essence, O its moon.

O garden of consummate luxuriance, O its fruit,

O garden of utmost yield, O its fruit.

أمَرْتَني بسُلوٍّ عنْكَ مُمْتَنِعٍ

أمَرْتَني بسُلوٍّ عنْكَ مُمْتَنِعٍ

مأمورُ حُسْنِك لمّا يقْضِ ما أمَرَهْ

مأمورُ حُسْنِك لمّا يقْضِ ما أمَرَهْ

You commanded me to forget you—an impossible thing;

You commanded me to forget you—an impossibility.

the one under your beauty’s command has yet to carry out what it commanded.

The one commanded by your beauty has not yet fulfilled what it commanded him.